The former child actress Raquel Lee has sued The Walt Disney Co. for negligence, alleging an unidentified “middle-aged, male employee who was involved in the filming of” the 2001 Disney Channel original movie The Poof Point sexually abused and assaulted her. At the time, she was 14 years old.
The Hollywood Reporter has separately learned that Lee reached a confidential settlement agreement with actor Mark Curry in 2015. He played her father in The Poof Point. Gloria Allred, known for representing accusers against prominent individuals in sexual misconduct claims, represented Lee in the private resolution.
Lee and Curry didn’t respond to inquiries about the settlement. Allred had no comment. Disney previously declined to speak about Lee’s litigation against the company.
Curry, who was 40 when he made The Poof Point, is best known as the star of ABC’s popular 1990s sitcom Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, which ran for five seasons as part of the network’s marquee TGIF block. A stand-up comedian, he also was one of the hosts of the syndicated It’s Showtime at the Apollo and had a recurring role on The Drew Carey Show as Carey’s boss.
Lee participated in the hit 2024 docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, discussing her experience as a Black performer on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show. She didn’t speak about her The Poof Point claims for Quiet on Set. However, after the program aired, she explained that Drake Bell’s admission he’s suffered on-set sexual abuse was “retraumatizing” for her.
